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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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SYDNEY, Mo.—Immediate action will be taken by the State Government in an attempt to relieve distress in the Hunter and Hawkesbury Valleys, the Minister for Social Services, Mr. Finnan, said tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Monday.—A man was charged in the Parramatta Court today with feloniously slaying Valerie May Coleman, 27, following a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although stormy conditions existed throughout the Richmond district yesterday afternoon and last night, only a few centres…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many small crops were ruined by local flooding and several roads were blocked following heavy falls from a storm in most North Coast centres yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Almost continuous rain during the past few days in most parts of the Shire, and the likelihood of further heavy falls ahead, point to the strong possibility that within the next two or three days serious flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WITH ALMOST startling suddenness, the Richmond River district is facing serious, if not record,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LISMORE FLOOD SCENES: The motor vessel, Wyangarie, occupied a conspicuous position yesterday. Raised by the flooded river, the vessel towered above the roof of the submerged wharf and could be seen from most parts of the city. The newly-erected Lismore Water Brigade and Rowing Club building suffered its first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Due to the swollen creeks, relatives and friends of Mrs. Catherine Maria Jackson, of Lillian Rock, were unable to make the journey to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hundreds of flood veterans in the low-lying areas of Lismore last night were well prepared to meet another major flood. About 500 people evacuated their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Campers at Ballina view their tent after it had been blown down during the coastal storm at the week-end. Tents at most district holiday resorts suffered similar damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →KYOGLE, Saturday.—Ambulance men blind-folded a seriously ill woman to convey her across a flooded creek in an improvised flying-fox. The woman was Mrs. R. O'Neill,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CORAKI, Sunday.—Flooding of the Richmond River valley reached its peak today, only slightly below the level of the June flood last year. It is the fourth major flood in five years and in low-lying areas of the valley the fourth experienced in six months. Tonight, 100 square miles of the river valley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →KYOGLE, Sunday.—Two nuns were among six 'bus passengers who walked a mile along the railway line between here and Casino to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Monday.—Renewed gales, rough seas, and flood rains tonight were closing in on Brisbane and the adjoining south coast strip to the border. Late tonight, a violent cyclne centred approximately half way between Double Island Point and Caloundra was operating fifty miles off the coast and was moving in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Friday evening, and for the second time within six months, low-lying areas of Kyogle township were seriously threatened by a major flood. Violent storms on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten inches of rain and a major flood during the past few days understandably played havoc with sporting fixtures in Kyogle and district over the weekend. The only report of any sporting event comes from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WITH the Richmond district again flood-conscious, the question once more arises, what can we do…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The S.S."Wyangarie", at present moored at the N.C.S.N. Co's wharf at the foot of Woodlark Street, will stay in Lismore until its cargo can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Moderate to flood rains are expected to sweep south-eastern Queensland for at least the next two days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MURWILLUMBAH, TuesdayTweed Shire roads escaped major flood damage during the last few days of cyclonic weather, the Shire…
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